# Accident 19900528017589A: Cessna T303, Deland, FL, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 08:03 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Deland Municipal/Sidney H Tayler
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0495° N, 81.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0495&lon=-81.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4973V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4973V-1996-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T303 (registry code 2073820, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T303
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520AE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,520 total, 100 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BELIEVED ENGINE FIRE,SHUT DOWN. UNABLE FLIGHT DUE TO GEAR  DOWN AND POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS.BUS JUMPER WIRE SHORTED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA90FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA135), May 28, 1990: Cessna T303 (N4973V), Deland, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE CHAFED AND SHORTED ELECTRICAL WIRING BETWEEN BUS BARS, WHICH CAUSED A PARTIAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE, RESULTED IN A FALSE FIRE WARNING INDICATION, AND PREVENTED THE RESTART OF THE RIGHT ENGINE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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